Security Challenges for Medical Devices.
The article discusses the safety of medical device technology, focusing on the use of high technology such as Internet access and wireless communication in such devices. Topics include the threat posed by viruses, information theft and malicious attacks; special concerns related to implantable devic...
| Publicado en: | Communications of the ACM Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 74 - 83 |
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Association for Computing Machinery
Apr2015
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the safety of medical device technology, focusing on the use of high technology such as Internet access and wireless communication in such devices. Topics include the threat posed by viruses, information theft and malicious attacks; special concerns related to implantable devices; and the loss, theft or exposure of personally identifiable information. The article also discusses device safety and malfunctioning, and the importance of software to the functioning of an increasing number of devices. |
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